16 Reasons You Should Never Be Afraid To Fail

1. Last night Kobe Bryant became the youngest player in history to reach 30,000 career points, but his career isn’t all about success. ESPN discovered that Kobe is on pace to have missed more shots than anyone in history by 2013.

3. Cal Ripken Jr. is a beloved legend and Hall of Famer. He hit into 350 double plays in his career, which is more than any other baseball player who’s ever lived.

4. Brett Favre threw more interceptions (336), fumbled more times (166), and was sacked more often (525) than any other football player in the history of the NFL. And (despite his controversial final years) he’s one of the greatest QBs ever.

5. Wilt Chamberlain is a legend, best remembered for scoring more points in a single game than anyone ever has. But he also missed 5,805 free throws in his career. That’s more than any other basketball player.

6. John Elway won multiple Super Bowls, was known as one of the most clutch football players of his era, and is a Hall of Famer. But even he had issues. He was sacked 516 times in his career. That’s good for second on the all-time list.

8. Until Kobe catches him, John Havlicek’s 13,417 missed shots are more than any one else who played an NBA minute. He won eight championships and is a Hall of Famer.

9. Reggie Jackson struck out 2,597 times in his career, the most in baseball history. But today, he’s better remembered for his World Series heroics that earned him the nickname Mr. October. Also for the fact that he’s in the Hall of Fame.

12. Nolan Ryan struck out more batters than any other pitcher. He also threw 277 wild pitches, which was enough to land him second all-time on that less prestigious list.

13. No one scored more points in a career than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t struggle. The man couldn’t stay out of foul trouble, amassing over 4,600 fouls in his career. It’s a record he probably doesn’t talk about.